Russia-Mexico trade up 40%, with significant non-energy exports

The more than 40 percent growth in trade between Russia and Mexico demonstrates a positive trend, according to the Russian Export Center CEO Petr Fradkov. Mexico is the 13th largest economy in the world in nominal terms.

Mexican airline Interjet has expressed interest in acquiring Russian MS-21 aircraft. Interjet is the second largest operator of the SSJ100 airliner after Russia's Aeroflot. It has been operating a fleet of 22 planes since 2013.